Fitts leads Saint Mary's over San Francisco 86-80
MORAGA, Calif. -- Malik Fitts scored a career-high 30 points, Jordan Ford added 26 points and Saint Mary's held off a late rally to beat San Francisco 86-80 on Saturday.
Fitts made 12 of 20 from the field, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, and grabbed eight rebounds for the Gaels (14-9, 5-3 West Coast Conference).
Tommy Kuhse, who added 17 points, split a pair of free throws to give Saint Mary's a four-point lead with 18 seconds left. Fitts capped the scoring with two foul shots with 10 seconds left.
Fitts' 3-pointer with 4:28 left in the game made it 77-62 for the Gaels. The Dons went on an 18-6 run to close the gap to 83-80 with 21 seconds left.
Saint Mary's took the lead for good at 5-4 and had its largest lead at 47-30 going into the break.
Frankie Ferrari and Charles Minlend tied their career highs with 22 points each for San Francisco (17-5, 5-3).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Randy McCall
- Daryl Gelinas
- Scott Brown
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 17-1 | - | 29-5 |
| Gonzaga | 14-4 | 3 | 26-9 |
| San Francisco | 13-5 | 4 | 25-9 |
| Santa Clara | 12-6 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Oregon State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Washington State | 8-10 | 9 | 19-14 |
| Loyola Marymount | 8-10 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Portland | 7-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 13 | 13-22 |
| Pacific | 4-14 | 13 | 9-24 |
| San Diego | 2-16 | 15 | 6-27 |
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